A Familiar Void

Chapter 20

Louise let out a long groan of relief as she lowered herself in the warm water of the academy's bath. The mage closed her eyes as she enjoyed the feeling of the hot water against her skin, relieving her of the day's fatigue.

Besides her, Bug and Sib both merely stood in the, comparative, neck deep water.

The two Vessels were staring at the other students in the room, all of which were staring at them back.

"Is she still bringing her Familiars here?"

"Those things creep me out."

Louise opened her eyes slowly, pink eyes glaring at the ones that said those words. Unfortunately, the ones that did already shut up and had turned away from her direction.

Some of them were still whispering to each other, though none of them were loud enough for her to hear.

The only one that was still looking at her was Tabitha, the blue haired girl was already in the bath when she had arrived and she had been staring at her from the moment she stepped in.

She softened her glare and instead looked at the water she was in. Gently she cupped her hands and took out a handful.

She had been practicing her spells, as much as she could call it 'practicing'. She was supposed to be a Void Mage, but in so far all the spells she could use were of the four elements. The only difference was that all of them were tinted black.

And while it was a nice to actually be able to summon a stream of fire when asked, even if it came with the cost of nearly knocking everyone out with the heat she generated from it, it wasn't exactly Void Magic.

Even if she didn't what Void magic actually was.

She sighed and ran the water over her face.

Bug and Sib turned to her, before facing the water.

Bug lifted his arms out of the arm and rubbed its head with its arm. Bug pulled away its arm and then looked at it.

Sib however just pulled its arm out of the water and splashed both itself, Bug, and Louise with the water.

Louise hear a giggle from across a room. The source was a brown haired student with a hand over her mouth "I don't mind them being here," she looked around smiling "I think they're cute."

"I just wish they don't play with the water so much," another one complained.

Almost on cue she heard, and felt, the water splash beside her. She pulled away as she watched the two Vessels face each other, both of them splashing each other as fast as their tiny hands could possibly allow.

Which was surprisingly fast for their little size.

"And there they go."

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She stood in front of her throne, her head held high as she reveled in the cheer thrown her way.

Her ever faithful companion sat by her side. The dragon looked at her with a bored expression, blue hair falling over the glasses.